Vagus nerve stimulation: State of the art of stimulation and recording strategies to address autonomic function neuromodulation

Journal of Neural Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Guiraud, David ^a,b   Andreu, David ^a,b   Bonnet, Stéphane ^c   Carrault, Guy ^d,e,f   Couderc, Pascal ^g   Hagège, Albert ^h,i,j   Henry, Christine ^k   Hernandez, Alfredo ^d,e   Karam, Nicole ^h,i,j   Le Rolle, Virginie ^d,e   Mabo, Philippe ^d,e,f,l   Maciejasz, Paweł ^m   Malbert, Charles Henri ⁿ   Marijon, Eloi ^h,i,j   Maubert, Sandrine ^c   Picq, Chloé ^m   Rossel, Olivier ^a,b   Bonnet, Jean Luc ^k  

^a INRIA   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^g Paris Cardiovascular Research Center ^*  (France)

^h PARIS CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^j HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^k Cyberonics Inc   (Italy)

^l RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^m Axonic   (France)

ⁿ CEMAGREF   (France)

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Author keywords

closedloop control; ENG; gastro intestinal disorders; heart failure; obesity; selective stimulation; vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY;

CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL; GASTRO INTESTINAL DISORDERS; HEART FAILURE; OBESITY; SELECTIVE STIMULATIONS; VAGUS NERVE;

NUTRITION;

ANATOMY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; ELECTRODE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; MORBID OBESITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; WEIGHT CONTROL; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; EPILEPSY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRENDS; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84979520524     PISSN: 17412560     EISSN: 17412552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/13/4/041002     Document Type: Review

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